2021–22 CD Leganés season

The 2021–22 season was the 94th season in the existence of CD Leganés and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Leganés participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

CD Leganés

2021–22 season
President	María Victoria Pavón
Head coach	Asier Garitano (until 30 October) Mehdi Nafti (from 31 October)
Stadium	Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Segunda División	12th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: José Arnaiz (7) All: José Arnaiz (7)
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Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Iván Villar (on loan from Celta) 2 DF  ESP Sergi Palencia (on loan from Saint-Étienne) 3 DF  ESP Unai Bustinza (captain) 4 DF  NGA Kenneth Omeruo 5 DF  ESP Bruno González 6 DF  ESP Sergio González 7 MF  ESP Rober (on loan from Osasuna) 8 MF  JPN Gaku Shibasaki 10 FW  ESP José Arnaiz 11 FW  ESP Juan Muñoz 12 MF  SRB Lazar Ranđelović (on loan from Olympiacos) 13 GK  ESP Asier Riesgo 14 MF  ESP Recio 15 DF  FRA Jimmy Giraudon (on loan from Troyes)

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ESP Xavi Quintillà (on loan from Villarreal) 17 MF  ESP Javier Eraso (vice-captain) 18 MF  ESP Rubén Pardo 19 MF  ESP Luis Perea 20 DF  ESP Javi Hernández 21 FW  MAR Yacine Qasmi 22 DF  CMR Allan Nyom 23 FW  PAN Yoel Bárcenas (on loan from Tijuana) 24 FW  ESP Jon Bautista (on loan from Real Sociedad) 25 GK  ESP Dani Jiménez 28 FW  ESP Borja Garcés (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 32 MF  GUI Seydouba Cissé 34 MF  ESP Naim García — MF  ESP Fede Vico

Reserve team

Main article: CD Leganés B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  ESP Javi Rubio 27 DF  ESP Álex Alda 30 GK  ESP Javier Garrido 33 FW  ESP Diego García 35 GK  ESP Adri Víctores

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 FW  ESP Marc Echarri 37 DF  ESP David Alba 38 DF  GHA Felix Ofoli Quaye 40 DF  ESP Joserra de Diego 42 FW  ESP Mario Rivas

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  UKR Vasyl Kravets (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2022) — DF  VEN Josua Mejías (at Beitar Jerusalem until 30 June 2022) — MF  BRA Cássio Júnior (at Atlético Baleares until 30 June 2022) — MF  ARG Facundo García (at Sabadell until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Javier Avilés (at Tondela until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP Manu Garrido (at UCAM Murcia until 30 June 2022) — FW  BRA William (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Leganés v Rayo Majadahonda

28 July 2021 Friendly	Leganés	2–1	Rayo Majadahonda	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

Real Madrid Castilla v Leganés

31 July 2021 Friendly	Real Madrid Castilla	0–1	Leganés	Madrid, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano

Leganés v Fuenlabrada

4 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	0–2	Fuenlabrada	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

Leganés v Alcorcón

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	2–0	Alcorcón	Leganés, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

Leganés v Rayo Vallecano

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Butarque

Leganés v SS Reyes

16 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	3–0	SS Reyes	Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	14 August 2021	29 May 2022	Matchday 1	12th	42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	030.95
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021	5 January 2022	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	066.67
Total					45	15	15	15	57	57	+0	033.33

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

Main article: 2021–22 Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Zaragoza	42	12	20	10	39	46	−7	56
11	Burgos	42	15	10	17	41	41	0	55
12	Leganés	42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	54[a]
13	Huesca	42	13	15	14	49	44	+5	54[a]
14	Mirandés	42	15	7	20	58	62	−4	52[b]

Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[2]
Notes:

1. Leganés finished ahead of Huesca on head-to-head points: Leganés 2–1 Huesca, Huesca 0–2 Leganés.
2. Mirandés finished ahead of Ibiza on head-to-head points: Mirandés 4–0 Ibiza, Ibiza 0–2 Mirandés.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	54	7	9	5	27	25	+2	6	6	9	23	26	−3

Source: La Liga SmartBank

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D
Position	19	17	19	21	22	20	14	16	18	19	20	20	20	21	19	20	18	16	17	18	15	17	17	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	12	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12

Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[3][4]

Real Sociedad B v Leganés

14 August 2021 1	Real Sociedad B	1–0	Leganés	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karrikaburu 57'	Report		Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Víctor García Verdura

Leganés v Burgos

23 August 2021 2	Leganés	0–0	Burgos	Leganés
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Butarque Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

Leganés v Ibiza

28 August 2021 3	Leganés	1–2	Ibiza	Leganés
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnaiz 59'	Report	Castel 57' Zenitagoia 80'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 4,454 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Eibar v Leganés

4 September 2021 4	Eibar	1–1	Leganés	Eibar
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Expósito 40'	Report	Cantero 24' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ipurua Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

Sporting Gijón v Leganés

10 September 2021 5	Sporting Gijón	2–1	Leganés	Gijón
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	García 4' Villalba 62'	Report	Merino 79'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 11,212 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Leganés v Amorebieta

18 September 2021 6	Leganés	1–0	Amorebieta	Leganés
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranđelović 15'	Report		Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 6,342 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

Mirandés v Leganés

26 September 2021 7	Mirandés	1–2	Leganés	Miranda de Ebro
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva

Almería v Leganés

29 October 2021 13	Almería	1–0	Leganés	Almería
21:00 CET	Portillo 30' Sergio Akieme  89'	Report	Ranđelović  5' Sergio González  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

Leganés v Almería

29 May 2022 42	Leganés	2–2	Almería	Leganés
20:00 CET	Borja Garcés 9' Omeruo 42'  84' Sergi Palencia  48' Bruno  57' Asier Riesgo  82'	Report	Rodrigo Ely 15'  90+6' Babić  25' Sadiq 53' Dyego Sousa  90'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 8,645 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey